North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles into eastern waters
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North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward waters off its east coast on Monday, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, continuing a recent series of weapons tests amid heightened tensions with Seoul.
South Korea’s military said it detected several missiles launched from the Pyongyang area at about 9:20 a.m. Some flew more than 900 kilometers, it said, adding that South Korean and U.S. officials were analyzing their specifications. Seoul increased surveillance for possible additional launches, while South Korea’s National Security Office convened an emergency meeting to review military readiness.
The Japan Times reported that Japan’s Defense Ministry detected two launches. It said the first missile, fired at about 9:19 a.m., traveled roughly 220 kilometers and reached an altitude of 20 kilometers. The second, launched at about 9:36 a.m., flew more than 910 kilometers and reached 70 kilometers. Both landed in the Sea of Japan outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to The Japan Times.
The launches followed North Korea’s Oct. 3 test of what it described as a hypersonic intermediate-range missile and, according to The Hindu, South Korea’s Oct. 9 flight test of its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon. Tensions have also risen since three South Korean soldiers were injured last month in landmine explosions near the inter-Korean border. South Korea’s military and the U.S.-led United Nations Command attributed the mines to North Korea, which denied responsibility.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story is largely supported, but several specific details need tighter attribution to the outlets that reported them. - "Japan’s Defense Ministry detected two launches.": The Japan Times says Japan's Defense Ministry detected two separate launches, but CNA and France24 say Japan confirmed at least one suspected ballistic missile; as written without attribution to The Japan Times, this overstates a detail not supported across the provided sources. - "Both landed in the Sea of Japan outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to the ministry.": The Japan Times says both missiles splashed down in the Sea of Japan outside Japan's EEZ, while CNA only says Japan confirmed at least one suspected ballistic missile; this specific claim needs attribution to the source that reports it. - "South Korea’s Oct. 9 flight test of its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon.": Only The Hindu gives the Oct. 9 date for South Korea's test; CNA says Seoul tested it days after Oct. 3 and not the exact date, so the date needs attribution to The Hindu or removal.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles into eastern waters
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward waters off its east coast on Monday, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, continuing a recent series of weapons tests amid heightened tensions with Seoul.
South Korea’s military said it detected several missiles launched from the Pyongyang area at about 9:20 a.m. Some flew more than 900 kilometers, it said, adding that South Korean and U.S. officials were analyzing their specifications. Seoul increased surveillance for possible additional launches, while South Korea’s National Security Office convened an emergency meeting to review military readiness.
The Japan Times reported that Japan’s Defense Ministry detected two launches. It said the first missile, fired at about 9:19 a.m., traveled roughly 220 kilometers and reached an altitude of 20 kilometers. The second, launched at about 9:36 a.m., flew more than 910 kilometers and reached 70 kilometers. Both landed in the Sea of Japan outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to theThe ministry.Japan Times.
The launches followed North Korea’s Oct. 3 test of what it described as a hypersonic intermediate-range missile andand, according to The Hindu, South Korea’s Oct. 9 flight test of its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon. Tensions have also risen since three South Korean soldiers were injured last month in landmine explosions near the inter-Korean border. South Korea’s military and the U.S.-led United Nations Command attributed the mines to North Korea, which denied responsibility.
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